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The Vocation of Teaching: Themes and Models from the Presbyterian Tradition
Author(s) -
Cowan Margaret P.,
Ebertz Roger P.,
Shiels Mary E.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
teaching theology and religion
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.165
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 1467-9647
pISSN - 1368-4868
DOI - 10.1111/1467-9647.00133
Subject(s) - relevance (law) , context (archaeology) , sociology , pedagogy , epistemology , mathematics education , psychology , philosophy , political science , history , law , archaeology
Historically, the Presbyterian/Reformed tradition has placed a heavy emphasis on education and has honored teaching as an important vocation. This paper begins to explore insights and models that tradition offers to help teachers clarify their calling. The article discusses five themes in Reformed theology and how these themes play out in an educational context, providing examples from one Presbyterian college. The paper concludes by suggesting four ways to think about pedagogy in Presbyterian institutions that are both consistent with Reformed principles and practical in their relevance to teaching and learning.